Jason Nevins
| Jason Nevins | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 December 1972 |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genres | Electronica, house, pop, hip hop, big beat |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, songwriter, remixer |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Labels | Universal, Sony, Warner, Disney, Ultra, IDJ, RCA Records, Columbia Records, Atlantic Records, Interscope Records, Jive Records, Mercury Records, Hollywood Records, Capitol Records, Epic Records |
| Website | http://www.jasonnevins.com/, https://www.twitter.com/jasonnevins, https://www.facebook.com/therealjasonnevins |
Jason Nevins (born December 15, 1972) is an American songwriter, producer and remixer, who is most widely known for his pop/dance productions, including his multi-platinum, multi-million selling production of "It's Like That" by American hip hop group Run–D.M.C. vs Jason Nevins and his multi-million selling production of "Cruise" by Florida Georgia Line feat Nelly.
In the 1990s, Nevins began releasing singles under various monikers through every big underground dance label, but achieved global recognition in 1998 with his 1997 production of Run–D.M.C.'s "It's Like That" which was released under the title 'Run–DMC vs. Jason Nevins', reaching number-one on the pop chart in over 30 countries, with close to 5 million worldwide sales and over 1 million in sales in both Germany and the United Kingdom. In the UK, the single also halted the Spice Girls' (then record) run of six consecutive number-one's with their first six singles, holding the Spice Girls' seventh release, "Stop", at number 2. The record also knocked Elton John's "Candle in the Wind 1997" from the number-one slot. In 1998, Nevins won an RTL television number-one Single award for the TV series, Top of the Pops. The same year he also won a Comet Award for the number-one Dance Act.
Nevins followed up "It's Like That" with a string of hip house remixes, with Run–D.M.C.'s "It's Tricky", 2 Live Crew's "We Want Some P&%$#!" and Cypress Hill's "Insane in the Brain"; all featuring on his 1999 Sony album, Uni-Vs-Al (Universal). In 2001, he pioneered the "dance-rock sound" by adding big beat influences to his remixes and productions, working on tracks for artists as varied as N.E.R.D, Duran Duran and The Bloodhound Gang. Nevins has also revisited producing his own work, with a release on the UK based Sanctuary Records, entitled The Funk Rocker, in October 2004, and reached Top 5 airplay in Europe with his pseudonym, UKNY, with the track "I'm in Heaven", featuring vocals by Holly James. "Heaven" went to number 9 in the UK chart. Also off the Sanctuary album, I'm the Main Man, which featured parts from T-Rex's Marc Bolan landed a Coors Light Beer ad throughout the UK & Ireland. Coors launched the massive ad campaign using Nevins' track as the featured music for their commercial and campaign. In 2007, Nevins collaborated with Dannii Minogue on "Touch Me Like That", with a video being shot at Pinewood Studios in London.
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